[Wildflower bloom in the Southern Washington Cascades: 2007]

Wildflower Bloom in the Cascade Mts. of Washington

Mt. Adams: Public Fishing Area, Lakeside Road (Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge)

September 22, 2007

This photo shows a view across the drying meadows of Camas Prairie at Conboy Lake NWR........September 22, 2007.

This photo shows a view across the drying meadows of Camas Prairie at Conboy Lake NWR.........September 22, 2007. Much of the prairie has previously been cut for use as fodder. Note the lack of snow and ice on the south and eastern faces of Mt. Adams at this late time of the year. Lakeside Road runs through the trees at the bottom of the photo. The public fishing area is just to the right edge of the photo.

This site, accessesed from Lakeside Road at the eastern boundary of Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge provides public fishing. It consists of a gravel lane (for parking?) along the west side of Lakeside Rd at the entrance to the fishing area. One can walk along a road atop a levee on the south side of an irrigation canal, for I'm quessing quite a ways. There are are several small ponds immediately to the south of this canal which dry up late in the summer, or become shallow wetlands. Be aware that walking to far west along the levee might disturb nesting sandhill cranes and their young from early season until mid-summer.

* indicates the wildflower is currently in bloom.

1. Lodgepole Pine: Pinus contorta -

2. Ponderosa Pine: Pinus ponderosa -

3. Great Plains Poplar: Populus deltoides - Introduced species with deltoid blades, the petioles not flattened laterally at the end.

4. Quaking Aspen: Populus tremuloides -

5. Willow: Salix sp. -

6. Oregon White Oak: Quercus garryana -

7. Sedge: Carex sp. -

8. American Water Plantain: Alisma plantago-aquatica -

9. Pondweed: Potamogeton sp. -

10. Bur Reed: Sparganium eurycarpum -

* 11. Cattails: Typha latifolia -

12. Bulbous Blue Grass: Poa bulbosa -

13. Canary Reed Grass: Phalaris arundinacea -

* 14. Prostrate Knotweed: Polygonum aviculare -

15. Douglas' Knotweed: Polygonum douglasii -

16. Water Ladysthumb: Polygonum coccineum -

17. Sheep Sorrel: Rumex acetosella -

18. Willow Dock: Rumex salicifolius -

* 19. Small Creeping Buttercup: Ranunculus flammula -

20. Pepperweed: Lepidium sp. -

* 21. Tumblemustard: Sisymbrium altissimum -

22. Shining Oregon Grape: Berberis aquifolium -

23. Serviceberry: Amelanchier alnifolia -

24. Broadpetal Strawberry: Fragaria virginiana ssp. platypetala -

25. Sticky Cinquefoil: Potentilla glandulosa -

26. Slender Cinquefoil: Potentilla gracilis var. fastigiata -

27. Western Crabapple: Pyrus fusca - Fruits well formed.

28. Little Wild Rose: Rosa gymnocarpa -

29. Rose: Rosa sp. - Possibly Pearhip Rose, Rosa woodsii var. ultramontana. Multiple flowers/ hips per each inflorescence.

30. Pacific Trailing Blackberry: Rubus ursinus -

31. Annual Burnet: Sanguisorba occidentalis -

* 32. Hardhack, Douglas' Spiraea: Spiraea douglasii -

33. Thick-leaf Deer-vetch: Hosackia crassifolia var. crassifolia - Going to seed.

34. Red Clover: Trifolium pratense -

* 35. Filaree: Erodium cicutarium -

36. Snowbrush: Ceanothus velutinus -

* 37. Turkey-mullein: Eremocarpus setigerus - Primarily found along Lakeside Rd. just outside this site.

* 38. Common St. John's Wort: Hypericum perforatum - Mostly out of bloom.

39. Fireweed: Chameaenrion angustifolium -

* 40. Tall Annual Willowherb: Epilobium brachycarpum -

41. Diffuse Groundsmoke: Gayophytum diffusum -

* 42. Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot: Daucus carota -

* 43. Yampah: Perideridia gairdneri -

44. Huckleberry ?: Vaccinium sp. (uliginosum?) -

45. Flytrap Dogbane: Apocynum androsmaefolium -

46. Large-flowered Collomia: Collomia grandiflora -

47. Navarretia: Navarretia sp. -

* 48. Common Mullein: Verbascum thapsus -

* 49. Marsh Speedwell: Veronica scutellata -

50. Small Bedstraw: Galium trifidum -

* 51. Yarrow: Achillea millefolium var. occidentalis -

* 52. Nodding Beggar Ticks: Bidens cernua -

* 53. Chicory: Cichorum intybus -

* 54. Canada Thistle: Cirsium arvense -

* 55. Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris -

* 56. Rabbitbrush goldenweed: Ericameria bloomeri -

57. Prickly Lettuce: Lactuca serriola -

* 58. Slender Hareleaf, Common Rabbitleaf: Lagophylla ramosissima - Fading out of bloom.

59. Mountain Tarweed: Madia glomerata -

60. Grassy Tarweed: Madia gracilis -

* 61. Canada Goldenrod, Meadow Goldenrod: Solidago lepida var. salebrosa (formerly Solidago canadensis var. salebrosa) - Fading out of bloom.

* 62. Western Meadow Aster ?: Symhyotrichum spathulatum -

* 63. Douglas' Aster: Symphyotrichum subspicatum var. subspicatum -

64. Yellow Salsify: Tragopogon dubius -

Mahala Mat: Ceanothus prostratus - Seen about one mile south of this site along Lakeside Rd in Conboy Lake NWR as well as across Lakeside Rd on private property from this site.

* Pacific Lupine: Lupinus lepidus var. lepidus - Seen across from parking area on private property.

Animals Seen at this Site:

Crows

Dark-eyed Juncos

Golden-crowned Sparrows

Pine Siskins

Racer

Garter Snake

Praying Mantis - Numerous, probably a new hatch or molt as many were still very white in color.

California Tortoiseshells

Red Meadowhawks ?

Large blue dragonflys

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